Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Poor Recovery Frequent After Surgery

Research shows that poor recovery frequent among patients who undergo elective surgery, up to one year. One of the seven patients reported more pain, disability and emotional problems, and one fourth report of the less viable a year after the operation, which ranged from plastic surgery to orthopedic surgery.

Researchers from the Netherlands surveyed 216 women and 185 men who underwent elective surgery. "Our study showed poor recovery was relatively frequent six and 12 months after surgery and may be partly explained by different physical and psychological factors," says Dr. Madelon Peters from the Department of Clinical Psychological Science at Maastricht University. "These include acute postoperative pain and preoperative anxiety."

Seventeen Percent of Patients have More Pain one Year After Surgery

Researchers say the results show the importance of monitoring patients on the results. Seventeen percent of respondents had more pain one year after surgery, 16 percent reported emotional problems, and 24 percent reported less vitality.
Of the 400 patients interviewed, only 47 percent said they felt completely recovered after one year.
Peters said: "Our study showed that 15% of patients reporting pain still, and physical and emotional problems, one year after surgery, while 24% felt they had less energy than before their operation." Researchers say that patients who were concerned about before having surgery were lower than the average improvement in physical function and buy Valium.
Most of the changes in quality of life after surgery was scheduled for six months and then remained stabilnym.Avtory say: "It is clearly important to monitor how patients recover during this period, as initially poor recovery may have lasting consequences." More painful operations were associated with worse physical functioning after a year and a lower perception of recovery.

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